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joannakonefal
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February 18, 2020
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Saving multiple pages (artboards) as Photoshop PDF

  • February 18, 2020
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I created a template in Photoshop for the client to be able to edit it. The output is meant to be a 9-page A4 PDF. I tried saving the sourcefile as Photoshop PDF (after flattening each artboard) but I encounter two issues that I'd need help with:

ISSUE 1 - all artboards are exported together rather than individual pages (it should be one PDF page per one PSD artboard);

ISSUE 2 - even if I have one artboard only PSD document, it still exports in a strange format (not what the canvas nor the artboard are set to) - see the screenshot below for reference, and the source file attached.

3 replies

Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 22, 2025

You can use my script to create a multi-page Photoshop PDF from a layered file:

 

 

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Sahar_Naseem2254
Participant
September 6, 2024

I have to face issue 1

Nick StudioStorm.com.au
Nick StudioStorm.com.au
Participant
April 29, 2021

Hi @joannakonefal 

I have encountered the same problem, yet I worked out that you can create a multiple page PDF by following this sequence:

FILE > EXPORT > SAVE > ARTBOARDS TO PDF

From there you can choose your preferences before exporting. 

I think the artboards need to be arranged from top to bottom in the Layers panel, in order to structure the page numbers in the PDF — which is a bit odd considering you think they would be generated based on the artboard number. 

Perhaps this is customisable in the presets when exporting the sequence. 

    jbunds
    jbunds
    Known Participant
    March 22, 2025

    Switching the order of the artboards worked for me too! But I agree, doesn't seem productive to have to do that. The dialog box to save ARTBOARDS TO PDF doesn't even show up if you don't do that first.

    jbunds
    jbunds
    Known Participant
    March 22, 2025

    ... and one more thing to make it even more confusing... asside from having to arrange the artboards from top to bottom, you ALSO have to select "Reverse Page Order" in the Artboards To PDF dialog box. WTF.

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